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So there’s a new domain name craze going on in the crypto world and it’s not .COM – it’s Y.at. If you’re scratching your head, I’m doing the same but I think I’m starting to understand it a bit more. Today on Twitter one of my fellow apes posted the …

The French government has opened up a call for expressions of interest from registries who fancy a bash at running .fr, the local ccTLD. A brief procurement document was published last month. The deadline for responses is June 30. .fr, along with several other ccTLDs representing French overseas territories, has …

In this video, I share my #1 tip for turning domain name inquiries into closed domain name deals. And it’s something I hate to do, but it works: get on the phone. And I’ll tell you exactly what to say.

One of the most heavily contested new gTLDs, .music, could launch this year after new registry DotMusic finally signed its Registry Agreement with ICANN. The contract was signed over two years after DotMusic prevailed in an auction against Google, Amazon, Donuts, Radix, Far Further, Domain Venture Partners and MMX. It …

52000.com closed at $43,500 at GoDaddy auctions, making it the fifth highest result when it comes to reported 5N.com transactions. I say result as it has not been paid for yet. Registered at Name.com Created on 2003-04-11 88888.com 245,000 USD 2013-12-04 Uniregistry 17176.com 55,000 USD 2015-02-08 Uniregistry 10023.com 50,000 USD …

I was talking with a friend today who recently raised a new round of financing and is looking at buying a new domain name. The first thing he did when he wanted to buy a domain was to type it into his browser, half the names he tried didn’t resolve, …

A couple of weeks ago the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence let their domain name expire. The domain name closed at $130,000 at NameJet. Of course an authoritative and aged website has a mega link profile. Some wondered why anyone would pay that high? You are kind of …

It’s no secret that NFTs and NFT related domain names are hot. Today at Sedo a one year hand reg sold for $25,000. NFTDex.com was registered in February of 2020. DEX (Decentralized exchange). A platform that facilitates token swaps in a noncustodial fashion. The two mechanisms for DEX liquidity are …

Well today a little bit of history was made as ETH.co became the second highest reported .CO domain name sale in history. The domain name sold through a landing page on Efty – the world’s largest commission-free domain name marketplace. Like the title says, this was one heck of a …

What’s new? Another day, another .xyz sale for Swetha at DNGear.com. This time it’s Patron.xyz it sold at DAN for $9,888. Yesterday it was Beacon.xyz. https://t.co/nJF5EJKXBB sold for 9888 usd @Undeveloped #domains #domainnames #startup #startups #venturecapital #defi#cryptocurrency #DAO @TLDInvestors pic.twitter.com/v4Ve2FD2y5 — DNGear.com (@DomainNameGear) May 14, 2021 The post The hits …

I’m hearing more and more domain investors talk about selling domains for BTC and ETH, and this week I heard someone talking about locking in their first domain sale in DOGE. Selling domains for crypto can really streamline things given that ETH and DOGE are pretty much instant and BTC, …

Not a week goes by that I don’t hear from a friend of mine in the startup world that a “squatter” as the domain name they want for their company. I usually respond the same way every time, “Oh, so you mean you Trademarked the name, started using it for …

It pays to be picky especially when it comes to choosing brandable domain names from the aftermarket or the open registration pool. So in this episode I’ll tell ya how.  My ten pro tips include practical tools and habits for fine tuning your brandable selection skills. So tune it in …

Tonight is going to be a very special night, nine CryptoPunk NFTs are about to hit the auction block at Christie’s in London. I know many of you are still trying to to understand, how the heck are these NFTs selling for so much? I think most of the world …

The DNAcademy Accelerator starts June 1st and space is filling up fast. The Accelerator is a live domain name investing program that provides participants with investing education, expert mentorship, key connections within the domain name ecosystem, and an opportunity to network with other investors in the community.

Today’s pod features the secret sauce for what is the pizza pie of my domain evaluation and purchase process. Aside from the mixed metaphors it features my insights on money management, sell through rates, domain research, evaluation and purchasing at competitive prices. It’s all here in this giant calzone of …